#SriLanka’s Rajapaksas hope to tighten grip on power in election
COLOMBO (Reuters) – Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa hopes to tighten his hold on the nation’s fractious politics in anContinue Reading
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#SriLanka court blocks President’s sand mining concessions
[COLOMBO] A Sri Lankan court Friday blocked President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s controversial move to relax restrictions on sand mining and transportContinue Reading
Sri Lanka to delay reopening of airport amid latest COVID19 cluster
Sri Lanka has decided to delay the re-opening of its airport until early September to foreigners after a new CoronavirusContinue Reading
Sri Lanka fights to control outbreak in rehab center as General Election looms
Sri Lanka’s health ministry assured this week that the country was not facing a second wave of the COVID-19 afterContinue Reading
Sri Lanka turns quarantine centre into hospital, halts repatriation as virus spikes
Sri Lanka government has decided to temporarily halt the repatriation of Sri Lankans from overseas from 14 July. This followsContinue Reading
#SriLanka central bank delivers steep rate cuts to support virus-hit economy
By Abhirup Roy and Derek Francis MUMBAI/BENGALURU (Reuters) – Sri Lanka’s central bank delivered an unusually large cut to twoContinue Reading
#SriLanka rangers spot possible rare baby elephant twins
A pair of baby elephants feeding from the same mother have been spotted in a Sri Lankan national park, withContinue Reading
No reason to doubt the integrity of the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Final 2011- ICC, Sri Lanka Police drops case
ICC Anti-Corruption Unit General Manager Alex Marshall responds to allegations of corruption with regards to the ICC Men’s Cricket WorldContinue Reading
#SriLanka questions World Cup opener in fixing probe
Amal JAYASINGHE,AFP•July 1, 2020 Sri Lanka opener Upul Tharanga on Wednesday became the first player to be grilled by detectivesContinue Reading
#SriLanka probes allegations 2011 World Cup final was fixed
AFP•June 29, 2020 Sri Lanka has ordered a criminal probe into allegations the 2011 cricket World Cup final was “sold”Continue Reading
